Fine Gael and Fianna Fail still rule the roost in this country
The Tories rule the roost in Britain
The Republicans rule the roost in the US
There is no new politics, itâs just that the right wing establishment have well and truly taken the gloves off and put their jackboots on
Thatâs the new politics. Are you going to try and convince me that Trump is cut from the same cloth as George Bush? The new politicians are taking over political parties from the inside. The hard right infiltrating the Tories and the Republicans and the hard left taking over Labour and the Democrats. It hasnât played out fully here yet, but it probably will.
And 40 years of concerted anti-intellectualism from right-wing media has also led us to this situation
Posters like @anon7035031 who are highly aggressive and utterly certain of their totally wrong understanding of everything wouldnât have been possible without it
Republicans donât rule the roost in the US.
In case you missed it, Democrats took control of the House of Representatives in 2018. The House is where legislation gets proposed and passed, including spending bills. Trump is essentially a lame duck president and if he wants to get anything done has to work with Democrats in the House, for example the debt ceiling and budget deal they agreed to yesterday.
Republicans well and truly do rule the roost
They have the presidency, the senate, the Supreme Court and a majority of state houses and governorships, as well as a Goebbelsian mediaa propaganda machine
They also have a Democratic house who are supine and unwilling to stand up to the fascist in power
In future, you should preface all your posts with the line âI was born yesterdayâ
Putin is absolutely loving this. Russia will become no 1 again.
Hon Vlad.
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss except miles worse
The Tories and the Republicans are part of the same kleptocratic axis as Putin
Putin leads it obviously
Incorrect. Putin is a friend of Iran.
Once again you display your total ignorance of all matters relating to US politics.
The House of Representatives refused to back Trumpâs spending plan for his âwallâ, the courts blocked his travel ban. Thatâs the way the US system works, checks and balances.
In your ideal world a bunch of crazed leftists like yourself would be in charge of government. We have seen how that movie plays out in every country that has attempted it.
Brexit and Trump were Putin projects
Putin wants to destroy multi-national bodies like the EU so that an international axis of kleptocracy can throw its weight around
Russia has exploited existing anti-intellectualism and existing tensions in the US and UK to manipulate them into a situation where Trump and to a lesser extent Brexit could happen
People be crazy. Receptionist in work turned on the sound on the office telly for the announcement of the Tory leadership vote and then cheered the result. Said she loves Boris and hopes thereâs a no deal Brexit.
Itâs amazing youâre still posting given how wrong youâve been about everything in your time on this forum
Youâre like the Mark Francois of the forum
Thick as sewage and with the same level of self-awareness
Who knew @anon7035031 actually worked as a receptionist in Dublin
Punching well above her weight there
Itâs also fascinating that leftists see Russia as the largest threat to democracy and freedom, even though they worshiped the USSR when it was communist. The stickies and âWorkers Partyâ in Ireland were great pals of the USSR.
China is by far the greatest threat to world democracy and freedom, a country where hundreds of thousands of Muslims are in âre educationâ camps, anyone expressing dissent is imprisoned or shot or ran over by tanks, no press other than government press is allowed, the internet is censured, etc.
But the US is the problem.
Thatâs why sheâs the secretary and youâre a TFK admin.
Maurice Johnson will have the snowflakes hopping
You support torture and the use of nuclear weapons and call the Saudi regime âbenevolentâ 
Russia is bossing it. Putin is an unreal leader. He has stitched the yanks and the Brits up like kippers.
if heâs good craic in the pub weâll be happy with him here on Paddyâs Green Shamrock Shore, even if he fucks us over